Trustees delay full Sunday openings until staffing in place; hiring, union and council approvals cited
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Board heard updates that planned Sunday openings are being timed to available hires and clearances from HR, union and city council decisions.
Board members were updated that full Sunday service planned by the library will be staged and is likely to begin later than first targeted dates because of open positions, hiring constraints and administrative approvals.
Library leadership said the initial target for Sunday openings had been Sept. 28 but was moved to Oct. 19; staffing vacancies and the need for completed hiring approvals were cited. "I was aiming for, September 28 for Sunday openings... now we're looking at October 19," the director said.
Trustees reviewed hiring and human-resources constraints. Library staff said HR required that the union and city council vote to approve Sunday hours before the library could advertise positions explicitly tied to Sunday work. "We couldn't say Sunday hours... that's just crazy," the director said while describing HR guidance.
Trustees discussed scheduling adjustments that would stagger staff shifts so some employees could cover Sunday work once new hires are in place, and asked staff to finalize a staffing plan and a schedule to implement Sunday hours incrementally.
No formal board vote was taken; trustees asked staff to continue recruiting and to bring a finalized schedule and staffing plan back to the board when positions are filled.